What is the prevalence of COVID-19 detection by PCR among deceased individuals in Lusaka, Zambia? A postmortem surveillance study

What is the prevalence of COVID-19 detection by PCR among deceased individuals in Lusaka, Zambia? A postmortem surveillance study

Objectives To determine the prevalence of COVID-19 postmortem setting in Lusaka, Zambia.Design A systematic, postmortem prevalence study.Setting A busy, inner-city morgue in Lusaka.Participants We sampled a random subset of all decedents who transited the University Teaching Hospital morgue. We samp...

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Main Authors: Lawrence Mwananyanda, William B MacLeod, Donald M Thea, Rachel C Pieciak, Christopher J Gill, Geoffrey Kwenda, Zachariah Mupila, Rotem Lapidot, Leah Forman, Lauren Etter, Ruth Nakazwe, Daniel Bridges, Chilufya Chikoti, Sarah Chirwa, Charles Chimoga, Ben Katowa, James Lungu, Japhet Matoba, Gift Mwinga, Benjamin Mubemba, Walter Muleya, Mulenga Mwenda, Benard Ngoma, Diana Nzara, Natalie Pawlak, Lillian Pemba, Ngonda Saasa, Edgar Simulundu, Baron Yankonde
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e066763.full
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